PRESS WEATHER NO. 029 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 27 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG
KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG
KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

TYPHOON NORU HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., NORU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 155
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.9
DEGREES NORTH, 113.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 4900 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 27.09.2022